Canon EOS 6D Mark II Nationwide Tour | Kuching

This is NOT a review of EOS 6D Mark II.

Canon has recently launched EOS 6D Mark II on June 29, 2017, along with the EOS 200D. EOS 6D Mark II, is Canon’s entry level full-frame DSLR. After the launch, negative reviews surfaced on the internet, regarding the dynamic range of this camera. It brought questions to the dynamic range performance; they even said it is inferior to the APS-C DSLR.

Despite so, I still looked forward to meeting this new camera from Canon. Canon Malaysia arranged a nationwide tour earlier this month, and it was a good opportunity.
Canon flew their team which included their product specialist, one of their ambassadors and few technical crews for the event. Kudos to Canon!

In brief, Canon 6D Mark II is packed with 26.2 Megapixel full-frame CMOS Sensor, with up to 45 AF points (cross-type AF points). It also comes with a fully articulating LCD screen, good for video or vlogging.
After presentation from the product specialist and also Adam, the ambassador, we were given opportunity to test out the camera. That is the main objective of the event, isn’t it?

I have always found it a little bit difficult to handle 6D, as the button placements differ from those of 5D. I am sure given the time, I’ll be able to get used to it. I felt pretty awkward to use to camera initially, despite so, I still managed to get a few test image, to be viewed on a later time.
The first couple of shots I fired, I got it under-exposed. That was how awkward it was to handle the camera, at least it was for me.

Example of an underexposed image being corrected in Lightroom. I pulled to exposure slider all the way to +3.0 for this one.

Side by side comparison. Exposure slider +2.4

Side by side comparison, exposure slider +1.8.

For both the images above, I managed to correct the exposure by bringing the slider, even up to +3.0. The image looked clean enough. I still think it felt somewhat grainy, but it was alright.
After fiddling with the camera for a while, I felt quite comfortable with it. I even tried shooting with Live View on, and the impression was it was fast and responsive.

Taken with EOS 6D Mark II + EF 16-35mm f/2.8L — Original

Taken with EOS 6D Mark II + EF 16-35mm f/2.8L — cropped at 100% view.

Both images above, only adjusted the exposure. There was not other adjustments or preset applied.

EOS 6D Mark II + EF 24mm f/1.4L – original

Cropped at 100% view.

Here are some of the photos I took with 6D Mark II.

Catherine Hii | EOS 6D Mark II + EF 24mm f/1.4L ISO100

Catherine Hii | EOS 6D Mark II + EF 16-35mm f/2.8L ISO1600

Catherine Hii | EOS 6D Mark II + EF 135mm f/2L ISO1600

Catherine Hii | EOS 6D Mark II + EF 135mm f/2L ISO1600

Adeline Tan | EOS 6D Mark II + EF 135mm f/2L ISO1600

Adeline Tan | EOS 6D Mark II + EF 24mm f/1.4L ISO400

Adeline Tan | EOS 6D Mark II + EF 135mm f/2L ISO1600

Despite spending the afternoon at the touch and feel session, I think it wasn’t enough for me to judge on this camera. It would be fairer to do so, if I had the chance to put it in real world test, to use it as how I would normally use.
Nonetheless, after this brief session, and despite all the negative review, I still think 6D Mark II is still a decent camera, and I trust it still can deliver. Sure, it may not have 4K video recording. The dynamic range and noise performance may not be ideal, I still have faith in it.

Will I get one for myself? Sure, I will. As the matter of fact, I am considering it to replace my ageing, yet trusty 5D Mark II. EOS 6D Mark II retails at just below MYR 9,000.